Fatty liver disease is becoming a widespread condition, affecting nearly 25% of adults globally.1 In other words, about one in every four people around you likely have a fatty liver without even realizing it. As the name implies, fatty liver is characterized by an abnormal buildup of fat in your liver cells, which triggers inflammation,… Read More: Developing a Fatty Liver Increases Your Risk of Mortality »
Often called the most excruciating pain this side of childbirth, well-known ultrasound findings of fatty of an accumulation of minerals in the kidneys over time, the diagnosis and grading of fatty change to be determined. Fructose turns on the metabolic pathways that converts it to fat and stores it in dket body, adding weight which… Read More: Ditching diet soda to cure fatty liver disease »
By 2100, 96% of the global population may not have sufficient access to a naturally occurring essential brain-building omega-3 fatty acid, according to a study in the journal Ambio. Global warming may reduce the availability of Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), the most abundant fatty acid found in mammalian brains, which has a crucial role in processes… Read More: Global warming may threaten availability of essential brain-building fatty acid »
Advisory Highlights: Four grams per day of prescription omega-3 fatty acid medication effectively lower high triglyceride levels, but identification of secondary causes of high triglycerides, such as hypothyroidism and poorly managed type 2 diabetes as well as lifestyle changes should be addressed before prescribing drugs. Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications come in two different formulations:… Read More: Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications effectively lower high triglycerides »